James HANSEN MID

HANSEN, James

Service Number: Commissioned Officer
Enlisted: 24 March 1915
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Parkside, SA, 27 January 1881
Home Town: Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Draughtsman
Died: Parkside SA, 25 October 1960, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide Naval and Military Club of SA Inc WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

24 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
12 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
12 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion
28 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 54th Infantry Battalion
31 Dec 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

He joined the Partially Blind sub branch from 1936. on his death he was survived by his wife Annie Hansen.